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> "Feminist blogs and News Agencies" Is what I said. I don't understand what you are implying though.

by vonklaus 11y ago

tptacek 11y ago
That your belief that there are entire news agencies corrupted by feminism is revealing.
- vonklaus 11y ago
  My point (which I stated in the parent twice) was that people regularly fall victim to confirmation bias and choose the facts that support their own beliefs. I think I was fairly objective in pointing out that there are opposing viewpoints and people tend to gravitate towards places (blogs, communities, sub-communities, news agencies) that reflect their own views. > there are entire news agencies corrupted by feminism is revealing I don't want to debate whether something like xojane is "feminist" or a "blog" or a "news agency" or both. My point was that people look to confirm their own viewpoint, which it seems you are doing here rather than see the point I stated several times. Again, it was that there are opposing sources in media and people gravitate towards views and media that confirm their internal bias. edit: I can no longer edit the parent post but if it is helpful to others reading it, substitute "news agencies" for "articles concerned with feminist/women's issues"
- ssalazar 11y ago
  > Feminist (blogs and news agencies) > (Feminist blogs) and (news agencies) That you assumed one of two equally appropriate interpretations of this (admittedly awkward) phrasing and jumped to conclusions is even more revealing.
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  - tptacek 11y ago
    You're right! I didn't read his response to my comment very carefully; I missed the italicization, and thus his point. And: yep, that's pretty revealing about me, too.
- HOLYCOWBATMAN 11y ago
  I think we found a feminist blogger news reporter.
jclulow 11y ago
One imagines this is precisely the confusion the Oxford comma might prevent.
- corin_ 11y ago
  Not only could the oxford comma not be placed there correctly (it needs a list of 3 or more items), but it wouldn't prevent it from being ambiguous and needing context.

> "Feminist blogs and News Agencies" Is what I said. I don't understand what you are implying though.

tptacek 11y ago

That your belief that there are entire news agencies corrupted by feminism is revealing.

vonklaus 11y ago
My point (which I stated in the parent twice) was that people regularly fall victim to confirmation bias and choose the facts that support their own beliefs. I think I was fairly objective in pointing out that there are opposing viewpoints and people tend to gravitate towards places (blogs, communities, sub-communities, news agencies) that reflect their own views. > there are entire news agencies corrupted by feminism is revealing I don't want to debate whether something like xojane is "feminist" or a "blog" or a "news agency" or both. My point was that people look to confirm their own viewpoint, which it seems you are doing here rather than see the point I stated several times. Again, it was that there are opposing sources in media and people gravitate towards views and media that confirm their internal bias. edit: I can no longer edit the parent post but if it is helpful to others reading it, substitute "news agencies" for "articles concerned with feminist/women's issues"
ssalazar 11y ago
> Feminist (blogs and news agencies) > (Feminist blogs) and (news agencies) That you assumed one of two equally appropriate interpretations of this (admittedly awkward) phrasing and jumped to conclusions is even more revealing.
- deleted 11y ago
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- tptacek 11y ago
  You're right! I didn't read his response to my comment very carefully; I missed the italicization, and thus his point. And: yep, that's pretty revealing about me, too.
HOLYCOWBATMAN 11y ago
I think we found a feminist blogger news reporter.

jclulow 11y ago

One imagines this is precisely the confusion the Oxford comma might prevent.

corin_ 11y ago
Not only could the oxford comma not be placed there correctly (it needs a list of 3 or more items), but it wouldn't prevent it from being ambiguous and needing context.